Where does the dot go/

[dave110]

You'd think I could remember after all these years but after all these years my forgetter is getting better! Some tires have a dot on them for mounting. The dot either goes at the valve stem or 180 deg. from it. The dot either shows the lightest or heaviest part of the tire but for the life of me I can't remember and I have 2 tires to put on my Kawasaki this week. Thanks for setting me straight.

[Cowboy]

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=17

[Mopar1973Man]

Your going to spin balance the tires anyways... Not going to make a huge difference.

[dave110]

Your going to spin balance the tires anyways... Not going to make a huge difference.

On a light weight motorcycle rim where you neither have the room or cosmetic wish to hang a lot of weights, even a little bit can be huge.